Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Mass Radiography
Mass Radiography Unit 6A visited the Dagenham area of the borough in November 1965, and I am indebted to the Medical Director for the following details:-
Location | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Stafford's Bakeries | 154 | 387 | 541 |
May & Baker Ltd. | 1,563 | 1,305 | 2,868 |
Sterling Engineering Co. | 155 | 116 | 271 |
Kingsley Hall | 137 | 207 | 344 |
Royal Oak | 136 | 160 | 296 |
The Bull, Rainham Road | 146 | 160 | 306 |
Chequers Parade | 355 | 350 | 705 |
White Horse, Chadwell Heath | 82 | 101 | 183 |
The Heathway | 209 | 355 | 564 |
Rose Lane, Chadwell Heath | 51 | 122 | 173 |
Merry Fiddlers | 261 | 277 | 538 |
Firestone Co. | 148 | 149 | 297 |
Lewis Berger Ltd. | 558 | 326 | 884 |
Telephone Cables Ltd. | 748 | 304 | 1,052 |
Hector Powe Ltd. | 313 | 412 | 725 |
Ever Ready Co. | 210 | 407 | 617 |
Total number X-rayed | 5,226 | 5,138 | 10,364 |
Requiring further investigation | 88 | 74 | 162 |
Groups attending | Male | Female | Total |
General Public | 1,386 | 1,718 | 3,104 |
Organised Groups | 3,840 | 3,420 | 7,260 |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Male | Female | Total |
Requiring immediate treatment | 1 | - | 1 |
Requiring close clinic supervision | 1 | - | 1 |
Requiring occasional clinic supervision | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Presumed healed no further action necessary | 17*(4pk) | 24*(2pk) | 41 |
*pk = previously known | |||
Groups in which significant Tuberculosis was discovered | Male | Female | Total |
Requiring immediate treatment: Organised Groups | 1 | - | 1 |
Requiring occasional clinic supervision: Organised Groups | 1 | - | 1 |